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Octavo, boards. Signed by Ballard on the title page. Author's fourth novel. Nebula award nominee, 1966. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-65. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-17. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 82. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 63. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 49. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 453-56]. Wonderful wrap around dust jacket from a Max Ernst painting. Previous owners name to front free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with some slight edge rubbing. (10700).

The Crystal World is a science fiction novel by British author J. G. Ballard, published in 1966. The story is centered around a physician named Dr. Sanders and his journey through the African rainforest in a surreal, apocalyptic environment where everything is becoming crystallized. The narrative explores themes of time, memory, and the transformation of the physical world.